It's a perfect world. There's no war, famine, disease or pestilence. There's no crime, hatred or even uncivil words. The economy is boomi...

America's energy independence has been restrained ever since Congress passed the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act in 1978. That legisla...

For national security reasons, there are regions we need to be drilling but aren't, like the Artic Wildlife Refuge and Florida's coast. T...

"Over time, the U.S. needs to limit its dependence on foreign oil, especially from the Middle East, shifting to other sources of supply a...

"It is only a matter of time until America's energy security, including its economic health and defense capabilities, will be jeopardized...

In concluding his remarks at The Heritage Foundation in March of 2003, Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana) stated, "Before 9/11, the U.S. Congr...

The recent newly discovered petroleum pool beneath the Gulf of Mexico which could yield, by some estimates, 3 billion to 15 billion barre...

The recent newly discovered petroleum pool beneath the Gulf of Mexico which could yield, by some estimates, 3 billion to 15 billion barre...

As previously mentioned in the FaxLine Report, the Gulf of Mexico has great potential for oil and gas reserves. So much so, that earlier ...

For years, policy makers have been telling us we need a comprehensive energy policy. After four years of partisan wrangling, Congress fi...

Some friends recently sent me an e-mail which compares the price of the last gallon of gasoline you purchased to other products we use ev...

With America importing 56% of the oil we currently use, energy independence looks like a pipe dream. BP's current shutdown in Alaska's ...

Monday's announcement that BP is shutting down its corroded pipeline in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay serves as a timely reminder of the importan...

These days it seems many of America's most prominent journalists are democracy's greatest critics. Under the protection of freedom of sp...

Well, the primary is over and the runoffs are next. I hope we will finally see issues discussed and positions taken. Candidates need to a...

Perhaps the average voter's cynicism toward our election process is because the mud which invariably gets thrown is often so thick it blu...

Sunlight is the best disinfectant. The New York Times reports that Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn (R) is pushing for "a public database, search...

With this week's amendment to ban flag burning failing and the 230 birthday of our nation being celebrated next week, I thought I would s...

This OCPA FaxLine Report features an insightful article by Lindsay Walle, a bright young collegian who is interning for OCPA this summer ...

last week I told you about OCPA's newest website, HeyBigSpender.org. It notes some of the more appalling misuses of tax money we have eve...